Toy



I K. B. FULD.

TOY.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.2I. I919.

Patented J an. 27, I920.

iItIocMA/ O KATHERINE B. FULD, OF B'ALT IMORE, MARYLAND.

TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27, 1920.

Application filedAugust 21, 1919. Serial No. 318,855.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KATHERINE B. FULD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, State of Maryland, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This-invention relates to toys and more particularly to that class ofsuch devices known to the art as figure toys, and has for its object theprovision of a device of the character described adapted to representthe distinctive movement of a certain animate object, as a umping frogor the like, mechanism being provided whereby such move ment is attainedto produce a pleasing" and anmsing novelty.

Reference being'had to the accompanying drawings forming a portion ofthis specification, and in which is illustrated an embodiment of theinvention, like characters being used to indicate like parts as theyoccur,

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly broken away and showing some of thepositions assumed by the device;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device in normal position, and

Fig. 3 is a detail section on line 3 .3 of Fig. v

The toy figure comprising a body portion 4, decoratedto represent a frogor other suitable animal is mounted upon a platform 5 having a centrallydisposed slot- 6 and' carried by axle suppoits 7-8 carrying pairs ofwheels 9-10 on axles 1112. the rear axle 12 being bent to form a crank13 to which is pivoted a link 11 connected at 15 to the rear underportion of the body 4.

The front end of the body 4 has a'pair of fore legs 16 rigidly securedthereto at 17 and pivotally mounted at 18 in slots 19 formed in the footportion 20 fixed to the platform 5.

Pivoted at 21 to the rear of the body 4: are legs comprising an uppermember 22 to which is pivoted at 23 a lower member 24 normally restingin horizontal position on the platform 4 as shown" in Fig, 2'.

Means 25 are provided to assist in propelling the device.

The device described operates in the following manner:

As the device is moved in a forward or rearward direction the axle 12 isrotated by its pair'of wheels 10 reciprocating the link 14 carried bythe crank portion 13, thus raising and lowering the figure, which isalso given a forward and rearward movement about the pivots 18, the forelegs 16 being fast to the body portion 4 at 17. The rear legs being freeto move on pivots 21 and 23 assume, during the operation of the device,a great number of varied positions of both the upper member 22 and thelower member 21, which may be accentuated by the speed of propulsion andwhichefl'eo tively present an imitation of a jumping frog.

I realize that considerable variation" is possible in the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof my lnvention, and I there- 'fore do not intend to limit myself to thetion. a pair of rear leg members pivoted to i the body portion and freeof said platform,

said rear legs comprising an upper member on the body portion and alower member pivoted to the upper member.

2. In a toy, in combination, a wheel supported platform, a body portionof a figure,

- a pair of foot members secured to said platform and having slotstherein, a pair of fore leg members pivoted to the foot members in saidslots and fast on the body portion, a pair of rear leg members'pivotedto the body portion and free of said platform, said legs comprising anupper member on the bodyportion and a lower member pivoted to the uppermember, and means for reciprocating said body portion.

3. In a toy, in combination, a wheel supported platform. a body portionof a figure. a pair of foot members secured to said platform and havingslots therein a pair of prising a'cra-nk axle and alink between said 10fore leg members pivoted to the foot memaxle and the body portion ofsaid figure.

hers in said slots and first on the body por- In testimony whereof Iaffix mysignature tion, adpair of rear leg melgberslpii'otgd to inpresence of two Witnesses.

the ho ortion and ree 0 sale at orm,

said leg s comprising an upper m mber on KATHERINE FULD' the bodyportion and a lower member pivlVitnesses:

oted to the upper member, means for reoip- SOPHIE J. PICKETT, rocatingsaid body portion, said means com- WILLIAM FULD. j i

